European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes saturday november 24,19902 americans killed in thai air crash Bangkok Thailand a . Embassy officials thursday said two americans were among 38 people who died in the crash of a thai plane carrying foreign vacationers to a resort Island. The Bangkok airways plane slammed into Coconut Trees in heavy rain and Gusty winds late wednesday As it prepared to land on Koh Samui police said. Witnesses said it exploded and then crashed about six Miles from the Airport. All people aboard the plane a de Havilland Turboprop were killed including four Crew members and 33 mostly foreign passengers officials said. The Airport with no radar or advanced ground control equipment opened Only last year to draw More foreign tourists to the Pristine Island in the Gulf of Thailand 300 Miles South of Bangkok. Prime minister Chatrchai Choo Shavan ordered an investigation into the crash and an inspection of safety conditions at Koh Stamurs Airport his spokesman Suvit Yodman said. The flight recorder containing the conversation Between the plane and the Airport was found wednesday but it Hasni to been Analysed police said. The Bangkok airways plane was on a 50-minute flight from Bangkok when it crashed. U s embassy spokesman James Wil was watching the sky because her hotel ramp Wou Quot Quot ass Leen Lincoln. Williams said he had no other immediate information. The passengers also included Lour or five japanese two australians and one German said Nanthima  Frerk of the Public relations department of Bangkok airways. There also May have been swedes and finns aboard she said. No other information on nationalities of victims was immediately available. Passanese Thongsuk a hotel receptionist said she saw the plane crash and explode about 6 20 . Passanese said she vet ends annual Berlin Wall Vigil with tribute to Airlift Leader s son by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington Joe Werner a Long solitary Vigil has come to an end. The retired teacher from Setauket n.y., began his Vigil in 1981, when he made the first of 10 annual journeys to the Berlin Wall to Mark the anniversary of the infamous barriers construction in 1961. He closed a lengthy chapter in his life by travelling from his new York Home to Alexandria va., to give a commemorative of u broke the soviet blockade of the City in late to the son of Gen. Lucius Clay who Ted direct the Berlin Airlift which Ela Al 1948. Werner a world War ii Veteran first saw the Wall in 1978. A i was appalled a he said. A it was awful to think that such a horrible thing had existed for so  three years later he decided he would return to Berlin each aug. 13 for a one Day Vigil a Small Effort to draw attention to the plight of the people imprisoned behind the Concrete and barbed wire. A it became a thing where i told myself i would never be really free until the East germans were free a he said. Werner who said his trip to Berlin this year was his last can to find words to describe his feelings As he watched the Wall fall last autumn. Seeing the jubilant germans Werner Felt that paying tribute to Clay would be a fitting Way to end his decade Long Effort. The plate he presented to clays son a retired officer living in Alexandria is one of about 3,000 made in 1983 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. A dozen of the plates were Given to Werner in 1983 by Johanna Hopper a Berlin resident who had lived through the Airlift As a girl and had read a newspaper Joseph Werner hands out leaflets at checkpoint Charlie in Berlin in 1986. A file article about him. Over the years Werner has Given away most of the plates presenting some to . Cities named Berlin which Are found in Connecticut new Hampshire and Pennsylvania among other states. A the Wall is a dark episode of history and id like to think that in a very very Small Way i did something to help bring it Down a he said. A a there a no telling what can be accomplished if people Are just willing to get  dec Calls for probe of secret groups set up to foil a communist invasion cd Aen Modh and . Strasbourg France a the european parliament on thursday called for an investigation into the activities of secret anti communist organizations set up in the 1950s to counter a possible soviet invasion of Western Europe. In a Resolution the parliament called on the 12 european Community governments to undertake a a full investigation into the nature Structure Aims and All other aspects of these Clandestine  the Resolution passed by a vote of 6541 with 13 abstentions also asked the governments to probe possible links Between the network of secret groups and right Wing terrorism in Europe Over the last two decades. The network was organized by West european intelligence agencies to Cany out sabotage and surveillance in Case of a soviet invasion. It involved hundreds of operatives with Access to extensive caches of weapons according to recent disclosures by West european officials. Some officials have suggested that the organization called a glad Ion after its italian code name was involved in right Wing terrorism during the 1970s, especially in Italy. The parliament the eco a Assembly condemned the network which it said had a escaped All democratic  some government leaders admitted they knew nothing about the Clandestine groups in their countries. The parliament called on Ecna tons to dismantle any remaining Clandestine military and paramilitary  f the Assembly also urged dec governments to examine the networks a composition and modes Operand and to clarify any action they May have taken to destabilize the democratic structures of the dec member  Resolution singled out the United states for special criticism protesting vigorously the efforts of . Officials a the establishment in Europe of the network. Some Christian democrats in the Par so cd against the Resolution to avoid criticizing members of their party who were in Power in Many West euro Pean counties when the network in were she Saiu. N ice Mccunas later l saw a bin fire and smoke. There was a loud explosion. A it came Down Between some houses near the main Road a she said. A the peo pie living there were very Lucky  or. Suvit Nanta Panich the director of Samui Hospital said the bodies would be flown to Bangkok thursday. The plane was flying from Bangkok on the Scenic run to the Island. News update studio tour reopens Universal City Calif. Apr Universal studios has reopened its tour for the first time since fire ravaged the Back lot two weeks ago. The fire at Hollywood a biggest and longest running movie factory destroyed sets for several to and movie productions including the a Aback to the future movies a Dick Tracy and a the  damage was put in the millions. A Security guard Michael j. Huston 40, has been charged with setting the Blaze. Universal said it will rebuild the sets with help from Steven  Al backs off Berlin up despite the breakup of berlins red Green coalition government last week the environmentalist alternative list decided tuesday not to hold a vote of no Confidence against the City a mayor. The 19-month-old coalition of the social democratic party and the Al a a Branch of the Green party a collapsed thursday when the Al withdrew to protest police action during violent riots earlier last week. Members of the left leaning Al said at the time that they would Call for a vote of no Confidence against mayor Walter Momper a social Democrat. The Issue was defused monday when the conservative Christian democratic Union announced it would not participate in such a vote because the red Green coalition would Likely be re established after dec. 2 elections. This Means that Momper will remain berlins mayor at least until the dec. 2 election.drops loan rates Washington a the department of veterans affairs has lowered its maximum interest rate for federally backed a Home mortgages by one half percentage Point to 9.5 percent. The new rate is for Home and condominium Loans. It Means the monthly payment for principal and interest on a typical a loan of $80,000 will total $672.29, Down $29.37 a month from the previous rate. The department increased the rate from 9.5 percent to 10 percent last february. The department also lowered the rates for manufactured Homes to 12 percent graduated payment mortgages to 9.7 percent manufactured Home and lot combination Loans to 11.5 percent manufactured Home lots Only 11.5 percent and Home improvement Loans to 11 percent